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Henryson

British  
/ ˈhɛnrɪsən /

noun

  1. Robert. ?1430–?1506, Scottish poet. His works include Testament of Cresseid (1593), a sequel to Chaucer's Troilus and Cressida, the 13 Moral Fables of Esope the Phrygian, and the pastoral dialogue Robene and Makyne

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These images were captured by the photographer Maxine Henryson in an ongoing eight-year collaboration they called “I-Dea The Goddess Within.”

From New York Times Jul. 3, 2022

Naomi Henryson, 102, offered up the secret to a long life: “There is no secret.”

From Seattle Times Nov. 24, 2017

Can any of your readers point out where a copy of this, or any other unpublished poems by Henryson, are preserved?

From Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 97, September 6, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Various

At last Mrs. Henryson tore herself away from the window with its flamboyant head-gear.

From Vistas of New York by Brander Matthews

How good it could be, without any convention at all, Henryson showed once for all in our own language by Robene and Makyne.

From A History of the French Novel, Vol. 1 From the Beginning to 1800 by George Saintsbury

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